In American society today, The Kardashian klan seems to have encompassed and mesmerized teenagers and young adults all around the world. From Kim to Kourtney to Khloe, they are seen in every aspect of a person’s daily life. Whether at the mall buying a Kardashian makeup product or flipping through television channels and watching their reality television show, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, this family has spread through numerous nations; thus making them extremely influential figures. American teenage girls are perhaps the most influenced and passionate fans of the Kardashians. While the Kardashians’ life style is very different from that of an average teenager, their values and characteristics are not as divergent as they may seem. The
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Teenage girls are looking for popularity to get invited to more parties, perhaps, while the Kardashians are looking for popularity to promote themselves in order to gain more profit. In other words, teenage girls are not looking for as much in return as the Kardashians are, when it comes to fame and popularity. A second comparison between the Kardashians and American teenage girls can be seen in the value of social media. From their Twitter accounts with hundreds of thousands of followers to their Instagram with millions of likes, the Kardashians are all over social media. Similarly, many teenage girls are very into Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, or any other social media app. For both Kardashians and teenage girls, this high value on social media can result in …show more content…
It is quite apparent through their posts on social media that they are never behind on the latest trend. The Kardashians are always the first to have the newest Louis Vuitton purse or the hottest Prada heel. In recent news, Kylie Jenner, who at eighteen years old is the youngest of the Kardashian/Jenner family, purchased her own mansion in California for a couple of million dollars. Her new house, which she made exceedingly clear that she paid for herself, is filled with every luxury item that a woman could possibly dream of. Her posts on Instagram of her new home portrayed the extreme joy that she felt after this acquisition and the pleasure she received from such materialistic
Teenage girls are looking for popularity to get invited to more parties, perhaps, while the Kardashians are looking for popularity to promote themselves in order to gain more profit. In other words, teenage girls are not looking for as much in return as the Kardashians are, when it comes to fame and popularity. A second comparison between the Kardashians and American teenage girls can be seen in the value of social media. From their Twitter accounts with hundreds of thousands of followers to their Instagram with millions of likes, the Kardashians are all over social media. Similarly, many teenage girls are very into Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, or any other social media app. For both Kardashians and teenage girls, this high value on social media can result in …show more content…
It is quite apparent through their posts on social media that they are never behind on the latest trend. The Kardashians are always the first to have the newest Louis Vuitton purse or the hottest Prada heel. In recent news, Kylie Jenner, who at eighteen years old is the youngest of the Kardashian/Jenner family, purchased her own mansion in California for a couple of million dollars. Her new house, which she made exceedingly clear that she paid for herself, is filled with every luxury item that a woman could possibly dream of. Her posts on Instagram of her new home portrayed the extreme joy that she felt after this acquisition and the pleasure she received from such materialistic